US DOJ urges High Court to shield companies from slave labor suits citing 230 year old tort statute
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White woman who called police on a black man bird-watching in New York's Central Park has been fired
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Chinese foreign minister warns U.S. against taking the countries ‘to the brink of a new Cold War’
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Biden asks Amy Klobuchar to undergo vetting as possible running mate
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Man who filmed Ahmaud Arbery video charged with murder
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Ahmaud Arbery was lynched: He was killed in the street by white men. That’s how lynchings work
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Few US prisoners have been released since beginning of the pandemic: nearly 3/4s of those held at jails are pretrial--meaning thousands of legally innocent individuals face a potential death sentence
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During Michigan's COVID-19 response, anti-social distancing protests were promoted by a small set of activists linked to the 2012-era, anti-union so-called "right-to-work" movement
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Federal judge rules that all Texas voters can apply to vote by mail amid coronavirus pandemic: "the Grim Reaper's scepter of death" is "far more serious than an unsupported fear of voter fraud"
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September 11 convict renounces terrorism, al-Qaeda
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Michigan governor declares emergency after dams collapse
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‘Hard stop’: U.S. states could lose National Guard virus workers
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We’ve updated our pollster ratings ahead of the 2020 General Election
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Explosive whistleblower complaint by ousted HHS official says he was pressured to give contract to Trump-friendly pharma firm
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America’s largest media labor union launches historic advocacy campaign to save industry: "having robust news operations at the local and state level is fundamentally good for democratic stability."
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Venezuela alleges proof of Juan Guaidó's involvement in foiled coup plot, a legal invoice regarding past due payment to Silvercorp USA
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American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sues Betsy DeVos over “reprehensible” new sexual assault rules
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State Department Inspector General fired after investigating Secretary of State Mike Pompeo; Democrats decry ‘dangerous pattern of retaliation’
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U.S. Navy releases new UFO incident reports: This is about newly-released written incident reports, not the grainy videos that made headlines several weeks ago
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Dutton opens door to new surveillance of journalists via foreign orders
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US Senate approves bill to sanction China over Uighur rights
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Republicans win two U.S. House special elections
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Appeals court rules against Trump on Emoluments Clause
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Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down governor’s extension of stay-at-home order
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What to make of those new U.S. Senate polls that have Democrats way ahead
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Sanders says another presidential run is 'very, very unlikely'
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Legal survey finds that US police are granted immunity at a high rate in use of force cases
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Top Republican fundraiser and Trump ally named postmaster general, giving president new influence over Postal Service
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The NYPD arrested forty people on social distancing violations. Thirty-five were black
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Two suspects charged with murder in Ahmaud Arbery killing
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Video posted online as DA says case of Georgia man who was chased and killed will go to grand jury
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Judge orders Sanders, Yang, others to be reinstated to New York primary ballot
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173 years on, Irish donors thank Native Americans
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Sparks fly in virtual hearing on Andrew Yang’s N.Y. primary lawsuit: ‘New Yorkers are being denied their right to vote’
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Up to 85,000 voters could be removed from Florida electoral rolls
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Security guard in Flint, Michigan, shot and killed after asking Family Dollar shopper to wear mask: report
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Support in Congress grows for monthly stimulus check bill
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Republican Mitt Romney sides with Democrats calling for $12 hourly raises for essential workers in the USA
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Democrat Joe Biden says alleged sexual assault 'never happened'
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Protesters, some armed, enter Michigan Capitol in rally against COVID-19 limits
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Roger Stone [former Trump adviser and confidante] search warrants reveal new clues — and mysteries — about 2016
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Russia's ambassador to Denmark has accused Washington of provoking confrontation in the Arctic in order to achieve dominance in the region
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Pentagon officially releases UFO videos
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Trump claims ‘Noble Prize’ tweets were sarcastic then shares deepfake Biden video in barrage of conspiracy-laden tweets
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New York City aims to open up 100 miles of streets to pedestrians during crisis
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A 25-year-old black man running through a Georgia neighborhood ended up dead. A prosecutor argued that the pursuers, two white men, should not be arrested
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New evidence supporting credibility of Tara Reade’s allegation against Joe Biden emerges
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Greenland wary of US plans for aid projects in its territory – politicians say expected announcement of $12m must not have conditions attached
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Australian, US vessels in South China Sea as China flexes muscles
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Immigration to US to be suspended amid pandemic, Trump says
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